Mortal Kombat 11

[Cicada 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2OFZyNpjJE

Well it's finally hear. Everyone's favorite fighting game with ninjas and gore and the trailer is exactly what you'd expect. Looking forward to see the bald character is.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

I always thought it would be an easy thing to rectify all the slashing and stabbing before the Story Garbage that retconned everything.

It's a Martial Arts Tournament that beings from across the realms fight it out? Fine. The Gods render them immortal during sanctioned matches of Mortal Kombat, and score each match on a point system ranging from average blows to absolute murderous maneuvers. 2 out of three Falls. When one combatant (and yes, I meant it with a C) finally scores enough points, the immortality is removed and the absolute pain of which that mortal body has gone through makes it helpless.

 

[Cicada 5]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

I don't think they ever took themselves all that seriously. Like, have you seen the characters they have in this franchise? One of them is a ninja cowboy.

 

[Saelune]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

The final scene is a woman with a giant hourglass. I think some time-shenanigans is at play. It was fine in MK2011, but honestly, I worry it will hurt the plot.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

The final scene is a woman with a giant hourglass. I think some time-shenanigans is at play. It was fine in MK2011, but honestly, I worry it will hurt the plot.

I was under the impression each MK game was its own separate universe as it were. Like they all have their own in-game plots, but they're not sequels or prequels to each other. Like MK7 doesn't reference events from MK2 or wonder how Sonya is still alive despite dying 8776 times in MK 6.
What I'm saying is I'm not sure there is a plot to hurt

 

[Saelune]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

The final scene is a woman with a giant hourglass. I think some time-shenanigans is at play. It was fine in MK2011, but honestly, I worry it will hurt the plot.

I was under the impression each MK game was its own separate universe as it were. Like they all have their own in-game plots, but they're not sequels or prequels to each other. Like MK7 doesn't reference events from MK2 or wonder how Sonya is still alive despite dying 8776 times in MK 6.
What I'm saying is I'm not sure there is a plot to hurt

What? No, absolutely not! The plot of MK is one of the reasons I love the series so much! Every game from 1 to now is canon, well, except MK vs DCU, despite people counting it as MK8 and why MK11 is actually the 10th game in the main series...

Noob Saibot alone is example of the plot, since he is the original Sub-Zero who died, with later Sub-Zero being the younger brother. Mk7 (Armaggeddon) references 2 a ton, just by having Shao Kahn in it. Remember, Shao Kahn wasnt introduced until MK2, in 1 Shang Tsung was the final boss.

Also Sonya wasnt in MK6 (Deception).

...If its not clear, Mortal Kombat is my favorite fighting game series.

 

[BrawlMan]

Once again...it has begun.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/084/533/cfe.gif

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

The final scene is a woman with a giant hourglass. I think some time-shenanigans is at play. It was fine in MK2011, but honestly, I worry it will hurt the plot.

I was under the impression each MK game was its own separate universe as it were. Like they all have their own in-game plots, but they're not sequels or prequels to each other. Like MK7 doesn't reference events from MK2 or wonder how Sonya is still alive despite dying 8776 times in MK 6.
What I'm saying is I'm not sure there is a plot to hurt

What? No, absolutely not! The plot of MK is one of the reasons I love the series so much! Every game from 1 to now is canon, well, except MK vs DCU, despite people counting it as MK8 and why MK11 is actually the 10th game in the main series...

Noob Saibot alone is example of the plot, since he is the original Sub-Zero who died, with later Sub-Zero being the younger brother. Mk7 (Armaggeddon) references 2 a ton, just by having Shao Kahn in it. Remember, Shao Kahn wasnt introduced until MK2, in 1 Shang Tsung was the final boss.

Also Sonya wasnt in MK6 (Deception).

...If its not clear, Mortal Kombat is my favorite fighting game series.

Okay so how does that work? MK campaigns allow for fatalities, so how do we square multiple Scorpions/Smokes/Jax/Johnny/Etc/Etc appearing again and again in games? Or did I miss something and Sub Zero has been in only 3 of the 11 mortal kombat games?
Like how do we have Jade 'kills' Rain, only to have Rain show up again 4 games later and he and Jade are like 'Hey, remember when I ripped your spine out and kicked your head so hard it exploded? Good times..."
I mean is the plot really that every character gets one fatality, and then they never ever appear in the story ever again, ever, ever?

 

[Saelune]

At least they're embracing the absurdist camp of the series. Dudes getting stabbed through the brain, twice, and shrugging it off. Round 2 now being an official in-canon thing as opposed to just a game mechanic.
don't get me wrong, Mortal Kombat is still the video game equivalent of the Mortal Kombat movies, but they're learning not to take themselves seriously.

Also that soundtrack was both the absolute worst and best choice imaginable.

The final scene is a woman with a giant hourglass. I think some time-shenanigans is at play. It was fine in MK2011, but honestly, I worry it will hurt the plot.

I was under the impression each MK game was its own separate universe as it were. Like they all have their own in-game plots, but they're not sequels or prequels to each other. Like MK7 doesn't reference events from MK2 or wonder how Sonya is still alive despite dying 8776 times in MK 6.
What I'm saying is I'm not sure there is a plot to hurt

What? No, absolutely not! The plot of MK is one of the reasons I love the series so much! Every game from 1 to now is canon, well, except MK vs DCU, despite people counting it as MK8 and why MK11 is actually the 10th game in the main series...

Noob Saibot alone is example of the plot, since he is the original Sub-Zero who died, with later Sub-Zero being the younger brother. Mk7 (Armaggeddon) references 2 a ton, just by having Shao Kahn in it. Remember, Shao Kahn wasnt introduced until MK2, in 1 Shang Tsung was the final boss.

Also Sonya wasnt in MK6 (Deception).

...If its not clear, Mortal Kombat is my favorite fighting game series.

Okay so how does that work? MK campaigns allow for fatalities, so how do we square multiple Scorpions/Smokes/Jax/Johnny/Etc/Etc appearing again and again in games? Or did I miss something and Sub Zero has been in only 3 of the 11 mortal kombat games?
Like how do we have Jade 'kills' Rain, only to have Rain show up again 4 games later and he and Jade are like 'Hey, remember when I ripped your spine out and kicked your head so hard it exploded? Good times..."
I mean is the plot really that every character gets one fatality, and then they never ever appear in the story ever again, ever, ever?

So like, you know Mario dies sometimes, but then he respawns at the start of the level? Or Sonic, or Link, or Nathan Drake or whoever? While some games like Bioshock or Dark Souls may account for in-lore respawns, most games don't. We just acknowledge that these are video games and move on.


Also have you played the story mode of MK2011 or MKX? No one dies in those modes...unless they actually die. Sub-Zero 1 dies from Scorpion and becomes Noob Saibot, Liu Kang dies and becomes the undead ruler of NetherRealm. In MKX a bunch of characters that dies were turned into undead thralls of Quan Chi, but then rescued and restored to life.


Playing versus other players is not canonical to the plot.

 

[Majestic Manatee_v1legacy]

It looks like more of the same. This will do.

 

[Yoshi178]

i don't care about Mortal Kombat at all.

but i'm pleasantly shocked and surprised to see that Mortal Kombat 11 is also coming to the Switch, not just the PS4 & Xbox One like i assumed.

 

[Bad Jim]

but i'm pleasantly shocked and surprised to see that Mortal Kombat 11 is also coming to the Switch, not just the PS4 & Xbox One like i assumed.

I imagine it's because the Switch is a handheld, and is in it's own league in terms of power. If someone with plenty of money wants to play MK11 on the go, they will want to have it on a Switch.

If you're thinking of how overlooked the Wii-U was, the Wii-U didn't have much to recommend it in terms of hardware. It was underpowered and the touchscreen didn't really make up for it. Some people might buy a multiplatform game on a Wii-U, but these would mostly be people who couldn't afford a XB1/PS4/PC, so not a terribly lucrative market.

 

[Cicada 5]

I was wondering when they?d reveal this. Always down for more MK.

Having said that, if it wasn?t for the hi end cinematics, this could?ve easily been mistaken for a trolling trailer with that music. Note to NetherRealm, if you?re going to put rap in an MK reveal trailer, it?s a slap in the face to use anything other than Wu-Tang. 4th Chamber, Da Mystery of Chessboxin, hell Masta Killa was even featured on a track named Mortal Kombat [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MmtXf0HQiZw], let alone the Clan having their own game based on their love of MK and the Shaolin at one point.